A. Responsibility; Number Of Alarms Transmitted: Each person holding a permit for the operation or maintenance of an automatic protection device or signaling device shall be responsible for any false alarms transmitted by such a device. The chief of police or his designee shall maintain a record of all false alarms so transmitted and, pursuant to the required notice and opportunity to be heard, may revoke or suspend the permit for the operation of an automatic protection device or signaling device involved in the transmission of twelve (12) false alarms in any twelve (12) month period. Each consecutive twelve (12) month period shall commence on January 1.
B. Charges For False Alarms: Residential: To cover the costs of responding to false alarms, the permit holder shall pay to the village for each false alarm in excess of two (2) in any calendar year period, beginning January 1, transmitted by any automatic protection device or signaling device, twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
C. Charges For False Alarms: Commercial: To cover the costs of responding to false alarms, the permit holder shall pay to the Village for each false alarm more than one (1) in any calendar year period, beginning January 1, transmitted by any automatic protection device or signaling device, the following amounts:
Commercial False Alarms | |
Number of False Alarms | Fine |
1st false alarm | free |
2nd false alarm | $100.00 |
3rd false alarm | $150.00 |
Each subsequent alarm | Increases by $50.00 |
D. Exceptions: The charges provided for hereinabove shall not be applicable until the expiration of thirty (30) days from and after the date of initial installation of any such device. Where there is a positive indication, satisfactory to the chief of police, that a false alarm was caused by off site transmission line problems under the jurisdiction of the telephone company, there shall be no charge and such false alarms shall not count in the above schedule. (Ord. 90-32, 5-10-1990; amd. Ord. 2016-48, 12-15-2016; Ord. 2019-54, 11-21-2019)